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High Chaparral: Should Koh give a detailed explanation?

Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy has reportedly said that the High Chaparral case is another example of a land scam.

A-ha! Just as we thought.

Ramasamy said there were hints of foul play in the transfer to the government officers’ co-operative:

We have been going through the minutes of the exco meetings when the decision was made to lease the land to the co-operative and some of the remarks made by the state exco members were shocking.

Which brings us to today’s poll question:

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Fr O C Lim’s surgery a success

Catholic priest Fr O C Lim successfully underwent heart surgery this morning. His heart valve was also repaired.

How to boost newspaper circulation…

Here’s one way to boost the circulation of certain “fortunate” newspapers.

Check out this report in theSun. Guess which newspapers’ circulation will go up….

… the Gerak Bakti Project for the UPSR Amanah Raya Berhad will provide newspapers in the Malay and English languages to rural schools every Monday.

Outspoken lawyer-turned-priest rushed to hospital

fr-oc-lim-sjJesuit priest Fr O C Lim, a vocal critic of the ISA, has been rushed to hospital and is believed to be undergoing heart surgery now.

Text messages have been flying around among the Catholic community, urging one another to pray for his recovery.

Teaching of Maths, Science in English at crossroads

It looks as if the teaching of Maths and Science in English has reached a cross-roads.

There have been protests against the teaching of two subjects in English while others claim the approach is helpful.

High Chapparal: Investigative team to lodge report soon?

Things seem to be picking up pace.

The state investigative committee probing the High Chaparral issue appears to have uncovered some interesting information, possibly gleaned from various documents, including previous state exco minutes.

Groups want to be co-respondents in Herald case

The case involving the Catholic Herald weekly’s usage of the term “Allah” was heard in chambers today.

A string of ‘interveners’ – mostly state Islamic religious councils and the Malaysian Gurdwara Council – filed their applications to be co-respondents in the case. The hearing was fixed for 17 July.

Manek Urai showdown

Scenes from nomination day yesterday for the Manek Urai by-election in Kelantan.

The house that Khir Toyo bought…

Has Samy Vellu’s mansion met its match?

Selangor opposition leader Khir Toyo has refuted a DAP rep’s allegation that his house in Shah Alam cost RM24 million. Instead, the former Selangor chief minister insists he bought it for RM3.5 million with an additional RM0.5 million thrown in for roof renovations.

Opinion sharply split on Pg govt’s hill-slope management

It looks as if you are sharply divided on how well the present Penang administration has handled the ‘hot potato’ of property development projects on steep hill-slopes, if the opinion poll (now closed) on this blog is any indication.

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